Michael Strahan and Robin Roberts are both considered to be replacing Chris Harrison in “The Bachelor,” The Sun can reveal.
Michael will bring “a level of stability” to “The Bachelor,” said a source, while looking to replace troubled Chris, while Robin “would be an excellent choice to bring some seriousness and seriousness.”
Amid the ongoing backlash to the racism scandal, Chris is “frozen” from talks at ABC as they discuss who should replace the old host.
A ‘Bachelor’ insider speaking exclusively with The Sun admitted that Michael is considered Chris’s replacement, with sources claiming the ‘Good Morning America’ host is ‘the right mix of news and show business’ to support the role. of the oversight of the ABC series.
OK! originally broke the news of Michael’s potential new gig, but the insider explained that there are issues that need to be ironed out to get the role full-time.
The Sun understands that ABC executives want to make sure they have the right message and bring a level of stability to Chris’s replacement, who may not return for the next season.
Insiders said that while his position as executive producer is secure, there is a “time to wait before we know if Chris can be on screen again.”
Michael, if booked, would oversee Matt James’ special ‘After the Final Rose’ and the following season of ‘The Bachelorette’.
Decisions will be made in the coming days, sources said, adding that Michael’s booking would “require some tricky negotiations” given his commitments at Fox and his GMA role in New York.
“The Bachelor” usually films in Los Angeles, although it has been filmed in resorts in Palm Springs and North Carolina for the past few seasons due to the pandemic.
The Sun has previously revealed that since the show has come under fire for race controversies, people of color are being hired “at all levels” to add diversity behind the scenes.
With 49-year-old Chris’s position on the chopping block as backlash rages on for his comments, a source says it’s a matter of “when, not if” Chris gets the boat.
The insider told The Sun exclusively, “It is only a matter of time before it is announced that Chris is not coming back.
“Right now it is not if, it is when. There is still talk of retaining him as an executive producer.
“But unless Chris somehow turns this around, his role in front of the camera is over.”
Fans have called for Chris to be fired after making a series of “unacceptable” comments while chatting with former “Bachelorette” Rachel Lindsay – the first black lead in the show’s history.
Chris asked fans to show “condolences” to Rachael Kirkconnell, 24, after surfacing photos showed her attending a 2018 plantation party in the Old South with deep ties to the Confederacy.
Matt James’ frontrunner was also accused of liking controversial social media posts featuring the Confederate flag and pro-Trump “MAGA” content.
The Sun has contacted representatives for Michael and Robin for comment.